It was 20 years ago today ...
Minnesota State has been on quite a run in the Mike Hastings era, but let’s not forget that the Mavericks’ national-tournament history includes a game that took place 20 years ago today, on March 29, 2003.
The Mavericks’ magical 2002-03 season concluded with their first Division I NCAA tournament game. It was the first year the field was expanded from 12 teams to 16, and Minnesota State was a 4 seed at the Providence Regional, facing No. 1-ranked Cornell. The game was close for two periods before the Big Red pulled away and won 5-2.
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